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05/07/2021

The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that the Yolo County Superior Court’s use of California’s Emergency Bail Schedule, known as $0 bail, has resulted in 9…

01/26/2021

The widening battle over George Gascón's policies offers a high-profile microcosm for larger tensions roiling law enforcement around the country.

12/16/2020

Man Facing Felony Kidnapping, Extortion Charges To Ask To Be Released Under Judge’s Order To Free OC Inmates.

A man facing a potential life sentence is the first Orange County inmate to petition to be released on his own recognizance following a judge’s order to reduce the county's jail population by half.

12/10/2020

Los Angeles’ newly elected district attorney, George Gascon, has a plan for ensuring compliance with the county’s draconian stay-at-home orders: make the city so dangerous that Angelenos will be te…

06/10/2020

The Temporary Emergency Felony and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule was approved and implemented by the Riverside Superior Court on March 27, 2020. This bail schedule was adopted in response to the March 21, 2020 recommendation of Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Tani Cantil-Sakauye. This schedule lowered or eliminated the amount of bail required for inmates to bail out of custody on various charges. It also allowed for individuals to be cited and released for various charges.

1,002 persons have been released as of June 4, 2020, from Riverside County jails pursuant to this schedule.

Out of those 1,002 releases, 72 individuals have been rearrested for a total of 95 re-arrests.

05/21/2020

Glendora police arrested and released a man three times in one day, blaming California's new zero-bail policy for their inability to keep the suspect behind bars.

05/21/2020

A man who's been accused of beating his wife multiple times in now back in jail for the fourth time in six weeks. He keeps being let out and then re-arrested because of the $0 bail rule. There have been 793 releases under the $0 bail rule since it kicked in April 9th. Of those, people have been re-b...

05/20/2020

California stands as the state with the highest inverse ratio

05/01/2020

While crime in L.A. is down since the pandemic began, law enforcement officials say career criminals are exploiting the new zero-bail policy.

11/22/2019

Should defendants accused of ra**ng children be let out of jail before trial? Supporters of New Jersey's bail reform law say the system isn't perfect but it's an improvement.

08/30/2019

The California Supreme Court has already started to implement the policies of Senate Bill 10, The California Bail Reform Act, which would have taken effect on Oct. 1, 2019, and eliminates the cash bail system. But they jumped the gun.

08/24/2019

The federal judge in the San Francisco bail case blames local officials and judges for failing to agree on a new system of post-arrest release. She says she might simply prohibit bail after arrest — keeping many people in jail for days without charges — to increase political pressure for a settl...